Self, others and objects in an 'alternative economy': Personal narratives from the Heiveld Rooibos Cooperative

Geoforum

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 885-893

  Daya, Shari ^a   Authar, Raksha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alternative economies; Cooperatives; Materiality; Personal narratives; Relationships; Rooibos; Self; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COFFEE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; LEGUME; TEA;

NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ASPALATHUS LINEARIS;

EID: 84864051294     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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